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What We Do             
It is the purpose of Southwestern Connecticut Intergroup to promote the unity within the Intergroup, to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, to be aware of and serve the needs of member Groups and to carry the message of Overeaters Anonymous to the compulsive overeater who still suffers.  The Southwestern Connecticut Intergroup does this by:
  • Acting as guardians of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of OA Service as specified in the bylaws of Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.
  • Creating and maintaining an Intergroup website.
  • Creating and maintaining meeting lists, updating contact names and telephone numbers and handling telephone, mail and email queries to the Intergroup.
  • Sponsoring and arranging workshops, marathons and other special events aimed at educating, informing, and helping members strengthen their personal recovery, since everything in OA begins with personal recovery.
  • Distributing up-to-date directories of all nearby meetings, and providing other necessary information.
  • Handling public information, requests from local news media.  Arranging radio and television public service announcements of programs about OA and furnishing OA speakers for outside organizations.
  • Maintaining contact with health care professionals in fields related to OA.
  • Arranging a system for groups to obtain abstaining OA speakers.
  • Helping to find sponsors for new members.
  • Sending selected representatives to regional assemblies and delegates to the Wold Service Business Conference which is OA's annual business meeting where your voice can be heard.